In the Indian epic Ramayana, the father of Sita and father-in-law of Rama. In later Vedic texts, Janaka is stated to be a ruler of Videha, a region corresponding to parts of present-day Bihar and Nepal, and historians suggest a possibility of him having been a historical figure who may have lived and ruled between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE.
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An institution of higher learning in the Islamic thought. In its earliest form, it was an extension of mosques and…
A trident used as one of the principal symbols of Hinduism, and to a lesser extent by some Buddhist sects.…
A group of demi-gods and semi-divine beings in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology, they possess magical powers, with some sources…
A celestial dancer or apsara known for her beauty, Urvashi was part of Indra’s court. She is believed to have…
The twenty-third Buddha in the Theravada Buddhist tradition and the fifth of the seven Buddhas of antiquity in the present…
Meaning “dance of bliss,” it is a cosmic dance performed by the Hindu deity, Shiva, in his Nataraja form.
A form of the Hindu deity, Shiva, in which he is shown with a kankala-danda (a staff bearing the bones…
An epithet originally used for the Vedic deity Rudra and now denoting one of the incarnations of the Hindu deity…